Laser

[MattE93]

Anyone running a cheap laser? I’m not looking for anything that will break the bank, but more so looking for a laser that will work on an indoor 25 yard range and is durable enough to last for a little while.

 

[Ganderite]

Yes. I use some of the Chinese lasers. Cost $10 to $20 USD ON EBAY, SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR.

Some have lasted for years on shotguns.

 

[MattE93]

Cheers Ganderite. Those are actually some of the ones I was looking at. Was going to take a flyer on them at $20 but wasn’t sure on quality.

Are they fairly bright?

 

[Ganderite]

Cheers Ganderite. Those are actually some of the ones I was looking at. Was going to take a flyer on them at $20 but wasn’t sure on quality.

Are they fairly bright?

Indoors, they are very bright.


Outdoors, they work at 15 yards ok, but are hard to see at 25 yards.

To sight them in, aim across a big room and get the red dot to line up on the top of the gun's front sight. That will get you well onto the paper.

With a pistol, groups will shrink by half.

 

[MattE93]

Awesome. I’ll order one, thanks a bunch

 

[MattE93]

Went with this NC Star unit, $40 shipped. Seems well constructed and bright but don’t know how it will hold up to firing.

This picture is a wall about 20 feet away

 

[Still alive]

It will be fine on a handgun and even an AR. The one I had blew up when put on a 12ga!

 

[MattE93]

Cool, this ones on 9mm. I might loctite the adjustor screws once I get it set up and zeroed

 

[Still alive]

Cool, this ones on 9mm. I might loctite the adjustor screws once I get it set up and zeroed

I would hand tighten unless you use blue Loctite.

If you plan on using a holster down the road, I doubt anyone will have a holster to fit a generic Chinese made laser. Just planning ahead!
FYI, the cheaper lasers tend to drift with recoil so you have to check zero each session.

 

[MattE93]

I would hand tighten unless you use blue Loctite.

If you plan on using a holster down the road, I doubt anyone will have a holster to fit a generic Chinese made laser. Just planning ahead!
FYI, the cheaper lasers tend to drift with recoil so you have to check zero each session.

That’s why I was thinking blue locktite might help prevent the adjustment screws from moving under recoil, hopefully preventing drift.

 

[ryan]

Lasers are fun, but they distract other shooters, in my experience. Can't explain it, but if the shooter to my left was using a laser, I would see a dot on my target. Weird.

 

[Ganderite]

I used to shoot an IDPA practice session each month at the Ajax Club. Sometimes we would have a lights off session. Time to use flashlights. In no light, or poor light, the laser shines. (Had to say that!) You shoot heads up, two eyes looking and the shots are very fast and very accurate compered to anything else.

 

[marshall]

I have used one on a 45 P220R, only problem was the mount was a bit weak, the ones I had where cheaper than that, 12 or 15.oo the laser was fine.
I really show how bad you shake is.

 

[medvedqc]

I used to shoot an IDPA practice session each month at the Ajax Club. Sometimes we would have a lights off session. Time to use flashlights. In no light, or poor light, the laser shines. (Had to say that!) You shoot heads up, two eyes looking and the shots are very fast and very accurate compered to anything else.

that is for sure a no light condition a laser shines ...